"I certainly will follow that link, and I apologize for the mistatement. Quite frankly I thought that was the case. But it is idiotic, dianavan to think that this invalidates the whole thread.   I am not attacking Canada, my many friends there know I hold our northern neighbor in the highest esteem. The point isn't that they came in from Canada, it is the notion that somehow the Mexican border represents a real threat, yet there is no comparable concern about the Canadian border. And I maintain it is cultural racism that causes that.I maintain that because these friends from Mexico are brown skinned and speak a different language, there is a different set of rules that cause folks to overlook these outrages, or even justify them.
" - Big Mick

Big Mick, you may have missed my previous post. I know in this quote you are addressing dianavan, but I share her POV here. Because your original post contains this hurtful lie, it is easy to dismiss the rest of it as probably yet more lies, or at least unfounded or exaggerated stories. And that hurts your cause.

Speaking from North of the border, I agree it looks like cultural racism is involved in the rantings we read about the Mexican border, not just beacuse of race, but because most Mexican border crossers are also poor - there is classism involved.

If you check around, by the way, you'll find there are plenty of Americans ranting about the Canadian border (mostly because of that lie), and a few of them actually sitting out, Minuteman like, in lawn chairs watching for illegals.